093_HB3618ham001 LRB093 10431 JAM 12509 a 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3618 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 3618 by replacing 3 the title with the following: 4 "AN ACT concerning public health."; and 5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 6 following: 7 "Section 5. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act 8 is amended by changing Section 6.5 as follows: 9 (210 ILCS 5/6.5) 10 Sec. 6.5. Clinical privileges; advanced practice nurses. 11 All ambulatory surgical treatment centers (ASTC) licensed 12 under this Act shall comply with the following requirements: 13 (1) No ASTC policy, rule, regulation, or practice shall 14 be inconsistent with the provision of adequate collaboration, 15 including medical direction of licensed advanced practice 16 nurses, in accordance with Section 54.5 of the Medical 17 Practice Act of 1987. 18 (2) Operative surgical procedures shall be performed 19 only by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its 20 branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a dentist -2- LRB093 10431 JAM 12509 a 1 licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, or a 2 podiatrist licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act 3 of 1987, with medical staff membership and surgical clinical 4 privileges granted by the consulting committee of the ASTC. A 5 licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist may be assisted by 6 a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its 7 branches, dentist, dental assistant, podiatrist, licensed 8 advanced practice nurse, licensed physician assistant, 9 licensed registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, surgical 10 assistant, surgical technician, or other individuals granted 11 clinical privileges to assist in surgery by the consulting 12 committee of the ASTC. Payment for services rendered by an 13 assistant in surgery who is not an ambulatory surgical 14 treatment center employee shall be paid directly to the 15 individual provider of the service at the appropriate 16 non-physician modifier rate, if the payor would have made 17 payment, had the same services been provided by a physician. 18 (3) The anesthesia service shall be under the direction 19 of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its 20 branches who has had specialized preparation or experience in 21 the area or who has completed a residency in anesthesiology. 22 An anesthesiologist, Board certified or Board eligible, is 23 recommended. Anesthesia services may only be administered 24 pursuant to the order of a physician licensed to practice 25 medicine in all its branches, licensed dentist, or licensed 26 podiatrist. 27 (A) The individuals who, with clinical privileges 28 granted by the medical staff and ASTC, may administer 29 anesthesia services are limited to the following: 30 (i) an anesthesiologist; or 31 (ii) a physician licensed to practice medicine 32 in all its branches; or 33 (iii) a dentist with authority to administer 34 anesthesia under Section 8.1 of the Illinois Dental -3- LRB093 10431 JAM 12509 a 1 Practice Act; or 2 (iv) a licensed certified registered nurse 3 anesthetist. 4 (B) For anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist 5 shall participate through discussion of and agreement 6 with the anesthesia plan and shall remain physically 7 present and be available on the premises during the 8 delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis, 9 consultation, and treatment of emergency medical 10 conditions. In the absence of 24-hour availability of 11 anesthesiologists with clinical privileges, an alternate 12 policy (requiring participation, presence, and 13 availability of a physician licensed to practice medicine 14 in all its branches) shall be developed by the medical 15 staff consulting committee in consultation with the 16 anesthesia service and included in the medical staff 17 consulting committee policies. 18 (C) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is not 19 required to possess prescriptive authority or a written 20 collaborative agreement meeting the requirements of 21 Section 15-15 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice 22 Nursing Act to provide anesthesia services ordered by a 23 licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist. Licensed 24 certified registered nurse anesthetists are authorized to 25 select, order, and administer drugs and apply the 26 appropriate medical devices in the provision of 27 anesthesia services under the anesthesia plan agreed with 28 by the anesthesiologist or, in the absence of an 29 available anesthesiologist with clinical privileges, 30 agreed with by the operating physician, operating 31 dentist, or operating podiatrist in accordance with the 32 medical staff consulting committee policies of a licensed 33 ambulatory surgical treatment center. 34 (Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98; 91-414, eff. 8-6-99.) -4- LRB093 10431 JAM 12509 a 1 Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by 2 changing Section 10.7 as follows: 3 (210 ILCS 85/10.7) 4 Sec. 10.7. Clinical privileges; advanced practice 5 nurses. All hospitals licensed under this Act shall comply 6 with the following requirements: 7 (1) No hospital policy, rule, regulation, or practice 8 shall be inconsistent with the provision of adequate 9 collaboration, including medical direction of licensed 10 advanced practice nurses, in accordance with Section 54.5 of 11 the Medical Practice Act of 1987. 12 (2) Operative surgical procedures shall be performed 13 only by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its 14 branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a dentist 15 licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, or a 16 podiatrist licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act 17 of 1987, with medical staff membership and surgical clinical 18 privileges granted at the hospital. A licensed physician, 19 dentist, or podiatrist may be assisted by a physician 20 licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, dentist, 21 dental assistant, podiatrist, licensed advanced practice 22 nurse, licensed physician assistant, licensed registered 23 nurse, licensed practical nurse, surgical assistant, surgical 24 technician, or other individuals granted clinical privileges 25 to assist in surgery at the hospital. Payment for services 26 rendered by an assistant in surgery who is not a hospital 27 employee shall be paid directly to the individual provider of 28 the service at the appropriate non-physician modifier rate, 29 if the payor would have made payment, had the same services 30 been provided by a physician. 31 (3) The anesthesia service shall be under the direction 32 of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its 33 branches who has had specialized preparation or experience in -5- LRB093 10431 JAM 12509 a 1 the area or who has completed a residency in anesthesiology. 2 An anesthesiologist, Board certified or Board eligible, is 3 recommended. Anesthesia services may only be administered 4 pursuant to the order of a physician licensed to practice 5 medicine in all its branches, licensed dentist, or licensed 6 podiatrist. 7 (A) The individuals who, with clinical privileges 8 granted at the hospital, may administer anesthesia 9 services are limited to the following: 10 (i) an anesthesiologist; or 11 (ii) a physician licensed to practice medicine 12 in all its branches; or 13 (iii) a dentist with authority to administer 14 anesthesia under Section 8.1 of the Illinois Dental 15 Practice Act; or 16 (iv) a licensed certified registered nurse 17 anesthetist. 18 (B) For anesthesia services, an anesthesiologist 19 shall participate through discussion of and agreement 20 with the anesthesia plan and shall remain physically 21 present and be available on the premises during the 22 delivery of anesthesia services for diagnosis, 23 consultation, and treatment of emergency medical 24 conditions. In the absence of 24-hour availability of 25 anesthesiologists with medical staff privileges, an 26 alternate policy (requiring participation, presence, and 27 availability of a physician licensed to practice medicine 28 in all its branches) shall be developed by the medical 29 staff and licensed hospital in consultation with the 30 anesthesia service. 31 (C) A certified registered nurse anesthetist is not 32 required to possess prescriptive authority or a written 33 collaborative agreement meeting the requirements of 34 Section 15-15 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice -6- LRB093 10431 JAM 12509 a 1 Nursing Act to provide anesthesia services ordered by a 2 licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist. Licensed 3 certified registered nurse anesthetists are authorized to 4 select, order, and administer drugs and apply the 5 appropriate medical devices in the provision of 6 anesthesia services under the anesthesia plan agreed with 7 by the anesthesiologist or, in the absence of an 8 available anesthesiologist with clinical privileges, 9 agreed with by the operating physician, operating 10 dentist, or operating podiatrist in accordance with the 11 hospital's alternative policy. 12 (Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98; 91-414, eff. 8-6-99.)".